Born to Run Christopher McDougall book Born to Run a Hidden Tribe, Super athletes, and the Greatest Race the World has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall has been an extremely influential role in how we view running and in a number of ways since it came out a few years ago. The book Born to run is an amazing book to read for all runners, from those wanting to improve their running time, reduce their chance of injury, and or simply to pick up some new running strategies. Christopher McDougall follows the Tarahumara Indians who are living in the Copper Canyons in Chihuahua State, Mexico, this is an epic adventure that began with one simple question from Christopher McDougall, why does his foot hurt. In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall
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In his book, Christopher McDougall explores how people get into ultra-running, the nutritional benefits of veganism, possible reasons why humans are thought to be designed for running, and most importantly; why barefoot and or minimalist running form is a far superior form then from conventional running shoes. Discovering the secrets of the Tarahumara Indians was not an easy feat for Christopher McDougall and just meeting them proved to be an unforgettable adventure. Getting to them was very difficult since they live in isolation from the world. Learning about them proves to be even more fascinating. One of their many traditions is to celebrate the night before race day with large amounts of alcohol and then the next day run fifty miles. Born to run questions many things such as whether humans were born for ultra-marathon running. This was very fascinating as experts across different fields try to piece together and prove that indeed humans were indeed born to run. Christopher McDougall used many resources to prove this such as doing lap tests at Harvard that recorded through a video the impact of his feet barefooted and with different types of …show more content…
For example the average running shoe your foot sits on an incline of 10-13 millimeters. This in itself could be the sole reason for running injuries as your foot in place in a shoe in an unnatural position, a little exaggerate but the same concept think of the foot in a high heel this is how the foot is in the average running shoes just not that much of an incline. If an ultra-runner has poor running techniques running barefooted, they will correct themselves naturally as the idea behind this is that they will be in pain if they don’t, and as a result the chance of getting injured will be greatly reduced. One of the discussions in this book was to consider the running shoe company industry and that they are a four billion dollar industry. That not only do the running shoes not improve your time, but they lead to more injury. Since Christopher McDougall Born to Run book has came out it has been one of the primary catalysts for the minimalist running shoe revolution that helped new companies come into existence and spurred current shoe brands to develop lighter running shoes and to change the way they are designed such as the heel to toe drop which could be one the main reasons for knee injuries as your foot is in a different position the more incline a
In his book, Christopher McDougall explores how people get into ultra-running, the nutritional benefits of veganism, possible reasons why humans are thought to be designed for running, and most importantly; why barefoot and or minimalist running form is a far superior form then from conventional running shoes. Discovering the secrets of the Tarahumara Indians was not an easy feat for Christopher McDougall and just meeting them proved to be an unforgettable adventure. Getting to them was very difficult since they live in isolation from the world. Learning about them proves to be even more fascinating. One of their many traditions is to celebrate the night before race day with large amounts of alcohol and then the next day run fifty miles. Born to run questions many things such as whether humans were born for ultra-marathon running. This was very fascinating as experts across different fields try to piece together and prove that indeed humans were indeed born to run. Christopher McDougall used many resources to prove this such as doing lap tests at Harvard that recorded through a video the impact of his feet barefooted and with different types of …show more content…
For example the average running shoe your foot sits on an incline of 10-13 millimeters. This in itself could be the sole reason for running injuries as your foot in place in a shoe in an unnatural position, a little exaggerate but the same concept think of the foot in a high heel this is how the foot is in the average running shoes just not that much of an incline. If an ultra-runner has poor running techniques running barefooted, they will correct themselves naturally as the idea behind this is that they will be in pain if they don’t, and as a result the chance of getting injured will be greatly reduced. One of the discussions in this book was to consider the running shoe company industry and that they are a four billion dollar industry. That not only do the running shoes not improve your time, but they lead to more injury. Since Christopher McDougall Born to Run book has came out it has been one of the primary catalysts for the minimalist running shoe revolution that helped new companies come into existence and spurred current shoe brands to develop lighter running shoes and to change the way they are designed such as the heel to toe drop which could be one the main reasons for knee injuries as your foot is in a different position the more incline a